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Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia

What runway is Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF/OESK) using right now?

Al-Jawf International Airport active runway and live wind: landing and departure 10. Confidence METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Updated Tue 27 Oct, 14:25 local.

METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTIONLand 10Dep 10

Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF/OESK) is using landing and departure 10 right now. The badge is the confidence from the live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR and TAF wind vector, scored against every threshold.

Live METAR and TAF

Wind
120° @ 14 kt
Direction
120°
Speed
14 kt
Gusts
None
Visibility
10+ km
Pressure
1019 hPa
Flight category
VFR
Observed
Tue 27 Oct, 12:00

METAR OESK 270900Z 12014KT 9999 SCT040 32/10 Q1019 NOSIG

Headwind, tailwind, and crosswind at OESK

Every runway threshold at OESK. Headwind is on the nose. Tailwind is the same component when the wind is on the tail. Positive crosswind in the source math is from the right.

ThresholdTrue hdgLengthHeadwindTailwindCrosswindFromRole
10100°12,011 ft13.1 kt0.0 kt4.8 ktRightLanding + departure
28280°12,011 ft0.0 kt13.1 kt4.8 ktLeftStandby
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Questions

What runway is Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF/OESK) using right now?

As of Tue 27 Oct, 12:00 local, Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF/OESK) is using landing and departure 10. Confidence: METAR/TAF WIND VECTOR PREDICTION. Al-Jawf International Airport active runway and live wind come from live NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (120° @ 14 kt) and TAF wind vector decomposition. 10 shows 13.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. Closed runways: none listed. Open the live interactive map at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OESK or turn on Telegram Runway Shift Alerts at https://planespottingmap.com/airport/OESK#runway-alerts.

How do crosswinds affect runway selection at Al-Jawf International Airport?

Aircraft land and depart into the wind. Headwind is the part of the wind along the runway heading. Crosswind is the part blowing across the pavement. A negative headwind is a tailwind. At Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF/OESK) the live call is landing and departure 10 with METAR wind 120° @ 14 kt. 10 shows 13.1 kt headwind, 0.0 kt tailwind, and 4.8 kt crosswind from the right. Controllers switch runways when the opposite threshold offers more headwind, or when the crosswind on the runway in use climbs. The component table lists every OESK threshold so you can see which end holds the headwind and which end is taking the tailwind.